Writing
馒头 (mán tou) — how to say "steamed bun" in Chinese
馒头
Steamed bun
noun
Character composition
馒
bound stem: steamed bun
头
noun suffix
Radicals / Keys
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
食
Eat
#184 · shí · 9 strokes
Collocations
白馒头
bái mántou
white steamed bun
吃馒头
chī mántou
eat steamed buns
Examples
早餐我经常吃一个馒头，喝一杯牛奶。
For breakfast, I often eat a steamed bun and drink a glass of milk.
我爱吃馒头。
I like to eat steamed buns.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "steamed bun" in Chinese?
"steamed bun" in Chinese is 馒头 (mán tou).
馒头 meaning in English
馒头 (mán tou) means "Steamed bun".
Mantou pronunciation in Chinese
It is pronounced mán tou (written as man tou, mantou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Mantou in Chinese characters
It is written 馒头: 馒 has 14 strokes, 头 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 馒头?
馒头 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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